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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-24
He RevolutIonized Science.

Agassiz revolutionized American SCI
ence by a five minutes speech at a dis
tinguished literary and scientific club of
Boston soon after he came to this coun-
try. There was a discussion Of DIR.
Hitchcock's then new book on Bird
Tracks" and the plates representing his
geological discoveries were exhibited.
The praises had been lavish, when a
young foreigner, a stranger to most of
them, arose and said: 1.-THE defect in
this book is that it is dees-creep-teeve
and not com-par-a-teeve." With that
sentence came the distinction in Ameri-
can science between scientific observa-
ton and scientific intelligence, between
the act of perceiving and describing and
the art of comparing and combining
Boston Journal Of Education.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-24
ACCEPTANCE.

IN b tbs breath Of a maiden,s yea.
Sotfhe light gossAmer stirs with less;
M never . cable that holds no fast
Through all the battles Of wave and blast,
And never an echo Of speech or song
That lives In the babhling air so long.
Oliver Wendell Holme2
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-24

According TO q scientific article, women
have been known TO grow thrce sets Of
back teeth.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
SUBURBAN STREETS.
What the Com mmissioners Say-T
uptrt.

What the Com missioners Say-TwO
Important Bills.
The Commissioners have forwarded
10 Acting Chairman Palmer of the Sen
ate District Committee a communica.
tion concerning the two bills providing
for the survey of the county north of
the city preparatory, to extending the
rectangular system of streets. and the
bill to regulate street railroads In the
city of Washington. The Commits
sioners state that these bills arc the
most important District measures now
pending In Congress, and as they have
both passed the House they are par.
ticularly desirous that the Senate
shall pass on them before adjourn.
ment.
Commissioner Webb stated to a
reporter Of The CRITIC that there Is at
present no general law or regulation
controlling the subdivision of lands in or
without the city. The Commissioners
are without power to make such regu-
latlons, and two disadvantages are In.
Cured as follows:
Flrst-In the the subdivision Of suburban
property no attention is given to the adap-
tation OF these to future lines OF communi-
cation or any well-considered plan Of con
strustion Of streets, so that In the immedi-
ate vicinity Of the city considerable areas
are In process Of settlement and construc-
tion upon lines quite out Of conformity
| with the general plan Of the city or any In
| telligent modification thereof. 1t follows
| that the future extension and develop
| ment Of the city are seriously hampered, to
the detriment OF both private and public In.
terest, and the opening. and rectiticatlon OF
street lines made difficult and costly.
Second-Subdivision Of properties within
| the former city limits can be made, so far as
any clear construction Of the law can bo
reached, at the will Of the owner. He can
| suldivide apparently into circles, crescents
| or strips of land q foot wide II he chooses,
with alleys of any width he may adopt. A
water pipe is to be laid along street, and
| by cunning subdivision Of lots the owner
evades the tax for the pipe to considerable
| extent.
The second bill, relating to the rcgu.
| lation of street car tracks and the ad
| jacent pavcments. Is also one OF i'm.
portance to every resident of the Dis.
trict, the Commissioners say. They
state that the form of rail In present use
| Is Objectionable, In that 1t projects above
its base and leaves spaces between the
rails and the adjacent pavement. The
space between the tracks Is now paved
with cobble--an obsolete and barbarous
pavement--the result being that these
tracks constitute the most serious
draw back to the elaborate Washington
system of perfected street pavements.
They say that they are advised that the
bill as drafted has been objected to, in
| TINT Il would authorize them to order
an immediate and costly reconstruction
Of all the car tracks. But such is very
far from their proposition or intention.
They agree that the committee may
make an amendment whereby the new
rails shall be introduced as repairs OIL
substitution become necessary.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
EIy,s Crearn Balm,

was recommended to me by my druggist as
preventative to hay fever. Have been
using It as directed since the 9th of August
and have found 1t a specific for that much
years or more have been great sufferer
each year, from August till frost, and
have tried many alleged remedies for its
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm is the only pre-
ventative l have ever found. Hay fever
sufferers ought to know Of It's efficacy.
+. B. AINswoRTH,
Off. B. Ainsworth & Co, publishers,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
st. Johns T.. Il. Church.

The Treasury Department Is east OF the White
House and extends the whole length of the
front between pennsylvania aud New York
avenues. II is 5S2 feet long by 800 feet wide
The central east portion Is built of freestone,
rebuilt In 1861, while the other parts We're
commenced In 1855 and built Of granite
The Cash Room IN this building Is a beau
tifvl apartment In the north wing, the en-
trance TO which is from the north porch
The vaults are under the Cash Room and
can be seen on written permit given by
the treasurer of the United States, whose
Office Is In the north east angle on the first
floor. This permit must be shown the cash
Ter who will detail guides to take the visl-
tor into the great bullion chests of the com.
try, The old State Department used TO bo
on the site occupied by the northeast cor
ner OF the Treasury.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28

mediatcly. Mr.. Lincoln took the docu.
mcut and read II over carefully, aud
then began turning md twisting II
about, as though In search OF some.
thing. At last he handed 1t to the
bearer and said, Ironically: Did Mt.
Stanton say ,ohero was to put my sig.
+, nature?' No, sir, replied the aston.
ished clerk. Can yott tell me, asked
the President, whereabouts on this
paper am to put my signature The
clerk looked ut the commission and
saw the ample signature Of Mr.. Stanton
Immediately at the foot of the body of
the instrument, with the counter sigma
ture Of the Adjutant, General to the
left. lie saw also a neat, snug looking
white space beneath the slgn.manual Of
the Secretary Of War which Mr.. Lin.
coin might have occupied to advantage
Ind lie seen fit, but the, clerk was
polite and replied: 4 don't sec any
place provided for your signature. Mr.
President, and was proceeding to ex'
plain how the omission obviously came
about when tina President Interrupted
him and said, In a dIgpifed tone: Take
the paper back to tho Secretary Of War.
with my compliments, and say that the
President will promptly sign any
proper commission that may be sent to
him for Governor Stanley or anybody
else.'"
~*X
Says an Indiana Congressman: Judge
Turpie, the Senator elect, will be popu.
lar In Washington. He will be what
the politicians call "a jolly good fol.
low" and his hospitality will begin on
the day he arrives. In personal ap.
pearance Judge Turpie somewhat re-
sembles Senator Whitthorne Of Ten
nessee. He Is u little heavier In avolr
dupois and not so neat In his habits or
dress. The Judge has, In fact. no style
at all. He wears ready.ma clothing
and antique beaver hats. He Is probably
five feet eight inches In height, weighs
1G5 pounds, wears iron, gray beard on
the lower part of his face, and has a
complexion Of mingled blue and red.
He is happy story teller. lie quotes
Shakespeare, Homer and the Bible In
the same breath, and takes a street. car
to 60 two blocks. ...
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
Prom n. q o. Ntntion.

For Baitimore--o. G:5o, 0ao. 7:so, $50 and Ioc5
q. M; 1910, 1:30, 1916, $3.50, a:i0. t.i0, 6fs, /,
$50, $50 and 1905 n, M; 1915, $50, i:)J,
da0 $40, GAO, 7-35, s:e5, 1is30 y. in.
For Annapolis-Ga0 a. M, 1910, d:30 and $40
y IN. Sunday, $50 a. IN. and 4.i0 p. IN.
For Point OF Rocks. Frederick k-s.i0. ii.i5 "a IN;
$40, b3i p. m. Sunday to Point Of Rocks
only.
For Uarper's Ferry and Shenandoah Valley
$40 u. IN. daily, except Sunday.
For Gnithuraburg-payl "A. M. 1880, f:i0. J.31
and ll:2l p, m. daily, except Sunday; oh
Sunday, $40 q. m. and 5:Ji y. IN.
For Hagefstown-S:i0 q. m. and $50 p. m.
For Chlcago-1i45 u. M, 1910 y. III. daily.
For Pittsburg-li.ib a. m, S:b5 y. m.
For New Orleans (exprcss)-B.i0 a. m.
For Cincinnati, Louisville and ST. Lonis-Ss0
and 1910 n. IN,
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
The Me rnrland. Nj 9 Bride Case.

District Attorney Worthington, In the
Criminal Court this morning, asked that
the case of John W. Mcfarland aud Mary
J. Mcbride, indicted for house burning,
be set for trial on the ll.h Of March.
Colonel Cook, counsel for Mcbride, OBJ
iected to the time, claiming II was too early,
while Mr.. Taylor, attorney for Mcfarland,
fought for further postponement. 1t was
finally decided to set the trial on the day
named
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
DIED..

DIED.
HOM1LLER.-on Saturday, February 25,
1887 at $40 q. M, Catherine, beloved wife OF
Charles Homiller.
Funeral from her late residence, 1898 Thirty
fourth street, Tuesday, March at 3 p. m.
Interment at Oak Hill.
CONNoLLY.--On Sunday, February e7,
1887, at 2 O'Clock p. m, at the residence of
Thirteenth street northwest, NJ. Daniel Con.
molly of Philadelphia, Pa, aged 80 years.
Funeral services at st. Patrick's Church,
Tuesday morning, at Q O'Clock. Friends OF
omit flowers.
philadelphia papers please copy)
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
Real Estate Transferred.

E. g. Hanna has conveyed to s. Sterne of
New York, for Sls,25O, property at the cor.
ner Of Maryland avenue aud First street
northeast.
Leigh Robinson has bought Of Samuel
Maddox, for S6,3Sl, sublot 55, square 81, on
New Hampshire avenue, between and o
streeta.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
W AsHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY es. 1887.
A CMEsTNUT "rURN.OvER." "

The "funny man" we do detest
'pusg ION no puu3s ol puu ous II
Who aims at us his ancient jest
'Mouemos n 10 1s5 p,eVs MouH 9M
A Joke (f) so aged, stale and hoary-
-pusi Gpuelts s.eVs mood sIuL
The same old weary, dreary story
'SuIV,IpJu o1 s1uso ual 9sq II .oA NON
OF how we curious daughters OF Eve
'Moqs q 10 puIE kuv s,s5 aus II
(Though this latter fact we deeply grieve)
'MoQemos 9no ~ pun 1t,eus1eq noA ana
Must stand on our heads point to find
!Aou4 o. 9ou 9qSno eqs Sulg1emos s.1I
In these comical lines (f) from the "fuuny
man's' mind.
'uvm0A . ssIiioA SuIqlSuu s,siaq1 II
--[American Art Printer.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Petroleum

PetrOieun.
B. K. Plain g. Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish the following OH quotations.;
Closed Saturday, GA; opened to-day, Gl3;
highest, 90; lowest, 6it a:lS p. M, 6ls.
Ncw York stock Market.
The following nave been furnished by
northwest:
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
.lytll. l,n.,lr..,s Arrest.

Shortly before the steamship Etruria was
to sail on Saturday from New York two
deputy shorlirs came On board and arrested
WIN Il. English, son of Hon. WIN. II. Eng
lish OF lndiapupolis, on a charge OF Grim
ipal assault, preferred by Mrs. Lucy A.
Caser, formerly of that city. She placed
her damages at $4,000. She AYERS that
while employed 10 store 10 Indianapolis
he showed her q great deal OF attention,
frequently tsking her to theatres. After
accompanying her to her apartment he
locked her door, she charges. and GRIM
inally assaulted her. He promised to
marry her. Mr.. Epglish at once denounced
tho charges 40 an attempt ut blaekmail,
and having obtained ball, hurried back to
the wharf, where he secured tug and
caught the steamer down the bay.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
ARRIVALS

From Boston-lOa5a a. IN. Gxprcss.
From New York-b.3b, 5, and 1915 q. m; 1870,
=, 3Bi, uimtcd), iio (ncw), S.,D, SOS
QirnteD and i0I1 p. IN.
From Baltimore-as,5, 6D5, 8, SIS, s:i5, o.3o,
and ioa5 a, M; i;3e, :, sSs, 1850, 7'4s
From Chicago, st. Louis, Pit,sbnri; and Gin
cinnati-6'O6 and y:3o q. M; 5:5o and 5A5
pm.
From Buffalo, Elmira and Harrisburg-0.Dc q.
From Manassas, rhoroughfare Gap and Front
Royni-lOO5 q. ln., except Sundays.
From Atlanta, New Orleans and Lynchburs-
s;doa, m. and 3;S9 2, m, -.
From Philadelphia~ and io.i5 n. u. and
l:so, ., s:S7, 4, 7a5 new, $40, s:55 and ioi7
From Richmond and tho south-ii a. M; $40
From ma Alexandria- except Monday, e:a5.
$50, $50, $40, i0gb, 10a0 and II a. M;
m. Sundays ut 1880, $50 ana II a. M,
$50, Obi and II p. m.
From Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis
From Fort Monroe, Newport News and Nor
folk-310 D. m. daily except sunday.
From Round HILL Leesburg and points on W.
O.& W.-S:40a. m. and 355 p. IN. The even
Ing train does not run on Sundays.
At Ii. Il d. station.
From Baltimore-C:aO, $40, $3.50. y.45, i0:s5 and
l1.20 q. M; 150, 3:20, dsD, BIO, b:ls5 d:S5, 8.
S:45 and 10 p. m 12:s0 a. m. On Sunday,
$40 $40, 1O:36, 1120 n. m; 3, 3:J, $50, d:35,
y, e.i5. 10 n. m; leo q. M
From Annapolis-S:30 q. m, i:5O 5ej and
pm. Sunday l0.35 a. m. and 6:35 p. m.).
From Frederick-8:25 a. m. and S:15 p IN.
daily, except Sunday.
From lIarpcr's Ferry and Shenandoah Valley
5.90 y. m. daily, except sunday.
From Gaithersburg--7:f0, 8:25, 9:53 l1:3j a. m:
2:b5,4:15, 5:30 and 8:f7 p. m. Sunday, S:25
q. m. and 5:30 p. m.
From Hagerstown-g:53 n. m. and $40, 6:l7
p. m. daily, except Sunday.
From Chicago and Pittsburg-7s20 a. m. and
7:a5 p. m. daily.
From New Orleans-1l:e1 p. m.
From Cincinnati. Louisville and st. Louis
6.20 q. m. and .. m. daily.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
Ways md Hours OF Getting In nnt
Ont Of WasblngtOn.
DEPARTURES.
From n, nnd -. afnfI0n.

ApAAs tpu BtNtIOns
For Boston--2 y. IN. without change Of cars)
For Now York-s;2b, o, $50 Oinitcd, all Pull
man parlor cars) and il:l5 a. M, 1890, 9, q
Qimited, al parlor cars). AIS, 10, ii:e0 p, in,
For Philadelphia-7:25, o. $40 (lmitetl) and
ll;lb g. N; ig;so,s, tiimitcd), 4:ib, 800, 10
For Baitimorep-Sss, % Z i y.as, 0, oso dim,tedD o,o
and j :i5 q. m; 1890. fS:3s Accommodation,
"a Qimited), 4.lb. 4.s), 4:ip, 600, $40, 10
srd fi:90 y. m.
FH cla.,anv, Siliuinnau and st. Louis-o.jo a,
m liinited) and $40 and 10 y. m.
For Buffalo, Elmira and Harrisburg.-9:1 a.
m. and 10 .. IN.
For Annapolis-7:25 a. m, 1890, 4.s3 and 600
D. m. (Sundays at . %. 10. and d:i5 y. m)
For Pope's Creek Line-7.25a a. M, $40 p. N.
on week days only.
For AlexaDdril--1, ZOO. o.a5, II a, M; 1901,
205, 4:e5, 4.95, 60i SOS, 1905. and fi.31 p. IN.
(sundays at 0, 0a5, II a. mia, SOL and 1905
p.m)
For Richmond and tho south-G and II n.
m, and 4:lb y. M, daily except Sunday
via Atlantic Coast Line.
For Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis, via
Chesnpeake and 0hior-530p. m.
For Fort Monroe, Newport Nows and Nor
folk-.G00 and II o.. m, Except Bundays.)
For Leesburg, Round Hill and points on W. o.
W.-9:i6 a. m. daily except sunday
For Manassas, Thoroughfare Gap and Front
koyal-2.35 y. M, except Sundays.
For WRrrcnton-001 q. m: 5:30 p. m.
For Lynohburg. Atlanta and New Orleans
BOO q. IN. and II p. m via Midland.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28

John Hassett and John IL Ill were strucl,
and instantly killed by the west-bound
Pittsburg express at Hyattsville last nigh,
about $3.50 o'clock. 1t Is supposed they at.
tempted to get Off the train on the wrong
sido OF the track,
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered In ! ID. "Wardn
prints, 45c. per lb. Also cottage cheese;
buttermilk and sweet milk Sc. per qt.
Cream, l6c. per pit.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28

--Important-All persons afflicted with
rheumatism, neuralgia, sore throat, pains
in the back or limbs, spraius, bruises, etc.,
should know that Salvation OIL is what they
need. Price 25 cents.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
Commodore Truxton's Funeral.

Commodore TruxtOn's Funeral.
TIE funeral Of Commodore William T..
Truxton took place yesterday at Norfolk
from Christ Church, tho following named
w
Bloodgood, Pay Inspector Rufus Parks,
Chief Engineer Stephen d. HILBERT, Com
mander Charles 3. Cotton and Lieutenant
Commander Edwin 8. Houston, u. 3 Navy;
and General Il. L. Paige, Captain X. u.
Pegram formerly U. 8. Navy, Captain
spottswood, Colonel Ward, Marshall Parks
and Mr.. j. @. Weston.
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stamp Agent Appointed.

j. II. Clark, corner OF Fifteenth street,
east Benhings and Bladensburg Roads, has
been appointed stamp agent by the post
master.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
Ibid MT Know t was
Loaded"

MAY do fof n stupid boys excuse but
what can be said for the parent who
sees his child lang,lishing daily and fails
to recognize the want Of tonic and
blood-pnriiicr? Formerly, q course OF
bitters, or sulphur and molasscs, was the
rule in well-regulated families but now
oil intelligent households keep Ayers
Sarsaparilla, which is at once pleasant
to the tastc, and the most searching and
effective blood medicine ever discovered.
Nathan s. Cleveland, 81 L. Canton ST.,
Boston, writes: my daughter, now q
years old, was in perfect health until o
year ago when she began to complain OF
fatigue, headache, debility, dizziness,
indigestion, and loss Of appetite. 1 con.
cluded that all her complaints originated
x sSSa aa FSSsa TSs aeaS hSs ss s
restored her blood.malsing organs to
healthy action, and In due time retstab-
lisled her former health. ] find Ayers
Sarsaparilla most valuable remedy for
the lissitnde and debility incident to
spring time"
j. Castright, Brooklyn Power Co.,
Brooklyn, N. Y, says: "As Spring
Medicine, find splendid substitute
for the old-time compounds in Ayers
Snrsaparilla, with few doses Of Ayers
Pills. After their use, I feel fresher and
stronger to go through the summer"
Ayers SarsapariIla,
PREPARED By
Or. ]. @. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price 81; elk bottles, so. Worth s5 bottle.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
"AIderney Dairy Wagops.u

-RIcnEsT burlesQue ever produced at
Kernan's, "An Eden without an Adam.n
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
DRUNKENNESS
Or the Liquor Habit Can Be Curod
by Administering DIR. II Haines'
Golden Specific,

Can be given In cup OF coffee or tea with
ont the knowledge OF the person taking 1t. 1t
Is absolutely harmless, and will effect per-
manent and speedy cure, whether the patient
Is a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck.
II has been given in thousands of cases, and
1t never fails. The system once impreg-
mated with the Specific, II becomes an utter
impossibility for the liquor app9tite to exist.
For sale by s. FWare, under Ebbitt House;
r. X. IIelphenstine. Fourteenth street and
Vermont avenue, Washington.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
The Louise Home.

The Louise Home is beautiful building ai
the corner of Massachusetts avenue and
Fifteenth street, near Scott Circle. 1t has
extensive grounds, beautifully embelished
and Is unique establishment. 1t Is a
memorial to the wife and daughter Of Mr.
W. W. Corcoran. and is intended as homt
neDt, who have been reduced to poverty
from affluence.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
The CoIumbinn UnIversity.

Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louise
Home, at the corner of Fifteenth and II
streets, the visitor sees the Columbian Uni.
versity, which occupies the site of the old
Griswald mansion. This university was IN
cOrporated as Columbian College In 1871,
and is under the special supervision OF the
Baptist Church. II is an institution famous
for the discipline and thoroughness of Its
instruction.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
Killed by the Cars,

Cheapest Place in the City
to buy watches-Renfeld's 1905 + st. n. "
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
The yyashIuetop Monument.

Immediately south Of the White House stands
the Washington Monument, the loftiost
structure erected by man, and the most I'm
posing obelisk ever constructed IL IL b5o
feet above Its base which Is ~ feet above
tide.water. Its corner stone was laid July
a. 1913, and the cap-stone, forming the apex,
was placed In position December y, 1891. In
II are 1881 blocks Of inserted stones or cop
per, gifts from various countries and So
cieties. The total cost will be over $780,
600. II Is situated In what will ultimately
ba a honufift,l vart
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
Masonic Temple.

Westward from the Patent oflce across Ninth
street at its intersection with +
street IL the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1893. This build
ing Is one OF the most complete In Its ar.
rangemepts of any building conseerated to
Masonic uses In the country.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
The weather Bureau.

The Signal Service, or Weather Bureau, Is
about one hundred yards west OF the state,
Is one OF the most interesting places in
Washington to visit. The observers In
charge, when at leisure, always take
pleasure In showing visitors how they
"manufacture weather."
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
Dcpnrtment or JustIcc.

Immediately north Of the Treasury building
and Just across the street IL the Depart
nlent Of Justice. This building was origin
square In which It Ia erected IL a historic
one. On the same street, at the east corner,
stands Riggs, Bank, which was built for tho
accommodation Of the Washington branch
OF the old United States Bank. Tho greater
part Of II II now occupied by the clerks Of
tho Surgeon.General's ONCE. Around the
corner TO tho west Is the Commissary.Ge
erals Office, formerly the old Washington
Club House, In front of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Slcklcs. The tree, under
which the dead mans body lay. Is still
standing, although It's bark had been com
plet,Sly removed by relic hunters: AZ the
Commissary Generals Office, Is tho house
made famous by the ownership Of Cornmo-
dore Decatur, md where Dolly" Madison
after her husbands term as President OK
pIred
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
C0rcOrnn AVID lsnllerY.

Tho Corcoran Art Gallery Is at the corner o
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, opposite the War, Navy and Stat
Department. 1t Is open Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays free; on other days lex
cept sundays a small admission fee 4
charged. This gallery, although not to b,
leries, is nevertheless very creditable In
stitution for so new country as the unitet
States. 1t contains among other origina
objects Powers great statue Of the "Greel
Slaye,n
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
war, Navy ana state Departments

This edifce. once named by a Washington
journalist the ''Trlhune Building" occupies
the west side Of the Presidents reservation,
Immediately west OF the White House. The
state Department occupies the south part,
the Navy Is located north OF the State, while
the War Department occupies the entire
northern half II Is a new and very hand
some structure. The most beautiful room
In the whole building Is conceded to be the
library Of the State Department, with south
front, from whose windows the eve can
sweep unin,eTuptcdly down the Potomac
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28

to Mt. Vernon and far over the Virginia
hills. The building IL In the italian Renais-
eance. II Is 5G7 feet long and 3I3 feot wide
Its greatest height Is 1913 feet, and the flag
the breeze higher up than any other nag In
tho city. not excepting those above tho
Senate and House OF Representatives. Tho
cost Of the building was fivo millions OF dol
lars, about three times as much as tho
White House, and, we think, as much as
the CAPITOL
The Washington critic., 1887-02-28
The National Museum.
The Peace Monument.

Just half way across the Avenue from tho
northeast angle of the Botanical Garden.
And at the west foot of the Capitol Grounds
is the Peace Monument. This was de
signed by Admiral Porter In honor Of the
1t Is of marble and cost, with PEDESTAL and
platform sil COO. II Is proposed to remove
this monument to one Of the squares on the
northwest section.
Retracing our stems we lin1